The Battle of Thermopylae : the Heroic Fall of Leonidas I and the 300 Spartans.

Table of Contents: “…Title Page; The Battle of Thermopylae; Key information; Introduction; Political and social context; At the heart of the conflict: the Mediterranean expansion of the Persian Empire; The Greeks under Persian domination; The revolt of Ionia; The first Persian War; The Persian Empire, a self-asserted power; The Greek cities: a politically divided space; The second Persian War: a large-scale offensive; The Greek cities organized resistance; Commanders and leaders; Leonidas I, King of Sparta; Xerxes I, the Great King of the Persian Empire; Mardonius, Persian General; Analysis of the battle.…”
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Gates of fire : an epic novel of the Battle of Thermopylae / Steven Pressfield. by Pressfield, Steven

Xerxes / by Jacob Abbott. by Abbott, Jacob, 1803-1879

Table of Contents: “…THE ADVANCE OF XERXES INTO GREECE; IX. THE BATTLE OF THERMOPYLÆ; X. THE BURNING OF ATHENS; XI. THE BATTLE OF SALAMIS; XII. …”
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300 / Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Legendary Pictures and Virtual Studios, a Mark Canton/Gianni Nunnari production, a Zack Snyder film ; produced by Mark Canton, Bernie Goldmann, Gianni Nunnari, Jeffrey Silver ; screenplay by Zack Snyder & Kurt Johnstad and Michael B. Gordon ; directed by Zack Snyder.

Art of war / Victoria Charles and Sun Tzu. by Charles, Victoria, Tzu, Sun

Table of Contents: “…Introduction; Millennia of War; Portraying War in Art; The Artists of War; The Art of Modern Warfare; Mythological Battles; The Trojan War; Battle of the Amazons; The Rape of the Sabine Women; Antiquity to Christianisation of theRoman Empire; The Victory Stele of Naram-Sin of Akkad; Battle of Kadesh; Battle of Marathon; Battle of Thermopylae; Battle of Mantinea; The Campaigns of Alexander the Great; Battle of the Granicus River; Battle of Issus; Battle of Arbela (Battle of Gaugamela); Battle of Heraclea; Battle of Cannae; Battle of Zama; Siege and Fall of Carthage; Battle of Alesia.…”
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Charand-o parand : revolutionary satire from Iran, 1907-1909 / Ali-Akbar Dehkhodā ; translated and with an introduction and notes by Janet Afary and John R. Perry. by Dihkhudā, ʻAlī Akbar, 1879-1955

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Other Conventions; Translators' Introduction; Charand-o Parand; Sur-e Esrafil, Series 1, No. 1 (May 30, 1907); [A Cure for Addiction]; Sur-e Esrafil, Series 1, No. 2 (June 6, 1907); Letter from the City [The Battle of Thermopylae]; Sur-e Esrafil, Series 1, No. 3 (June 13, 1907); News from the City [A Case of Indigestion]; A New Invention; Reply to the Letter [of June 6]; Sur-e Esrafil, Series 1, No. 4 (June 20, 1907); Literature [Verse: Girls of Quchan]; Sur-e Esrafil, Series 1, No. 5 (June 27, 1907).…”
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Textual strategies in ancient war narrative : Thermopylae, Cannae and beyond / edited by Lidewij van Gils, Irene J.F. de Jong, Caroline Kroon.

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